Weather Records on 2 February 1940

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1940. Highest significance: Calvinia, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 February 1940

On 2 February 1940, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 512 daily.
Calvinia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 February 1940.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 2 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 2 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 2 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1940

Top 20 records on 2 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1940	Calvinia, ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Pella, ZA	all-time rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Warmun, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Dausa, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Chomu, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Benson, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1940	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 534 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 1940-02-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	434
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2